Psychotropic Medication Safety in Pregnancy: Moving Beyond Malformation Risk
Join us on Wednesday, May 6th for the Department of Epidemiology seminar series featuring Dr. Krista Huybrechts discussing Psychotropic Medication Safety in Pregnancy: Moving Beyond Malformation Risk.
Abstract: Psychotropic medication use during pregnancy has increased substantially, heightening the need for robust evidence to guide prescribing and to inform patients about the risks and benefits of treatment continuation. Historically, research has focused on congenital malformations—paradigmatic harms in the shadow of the thalidomide catastrophe—but other unintended drug effects are equally important and pose distinct methodological challenges. This seminar will examine what we have learned about studying outcomes such as nonlive births and longterm neurodevelopment in children, highlighting study design challenges, potential biases, and data issues that shape inferences about psychotropic medication safety in pregnancy.
Bio: Krista Huybrechts is Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at Harvard Medical School and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She co-founded and co-directs the Harvard Program on Perinatal and Pediatric Pharmacoepidemiology (H4P). Her work, which is funded primarily by the National Institutes of Health, focuses on the use of advanced epidemiological and statistical methods applied mainly to large databases derived from health data collected in the context of routine medical care to help address the unique questions regarding benefit-risk trade-off for prescription medication use faced by women of reproductive age and pregnant women.
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Brown Bag Seminar: Parental mental health and childhood vaccination in India: Evidence from the SEHAT-CPHS Longitudinal Study
Henry Cust, PhD, is an economist working as a research scientist at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy. His research operates at the intersection of health and development economics with a focus on critical global health issues including antimicrobial resistance (AMR), HIV, mental health, and risky health behaviors. Utilizing both experimental and quasi-experimental methods, Henry’s work aims to strengthen health systems and improve health outcomes, especially among vulnerable populations.
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Malaria, Climate, and COP: Takeaways from COP30
The Climate Change & Planetary Health Concentration invites you to their next Brown Bag Lunch Seminar:
Title: Malaria, Climate, and COP: Takeaways from COP30
Speaker: Marcia C. de Castro, Andelot Professor of Demography & Chair, Department of Global Health and Population; Faculty Associate, Salata Institute for Climate & Sustainability
Everyone is welcome, whether or not you are a part of the concentration. This seminar is in-person only.
Location: FXB G-12
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Monday Nutrition Seminar | Integrating Multi-Omics and Blood-Based ATX(N) Biomarkers to Identify Precision Dietary Paths for Alzheimer’s Prevention in Harvard Cohorts
Please join the Department of Nutrition for the Monday Nutrition Seminar featuring Daniel Wang, MD, ScD, Assistant Professor of Medicine at HMS and Assistant Professor in the Department of Nutrition at HSPH. Dr. Wang’s talk—”Integrating Multi-Omics and Blood-Based ATX(N) Biomarkers to Identify Precision Dietary Paths for Alzheimer’s Prevention in Harvard Cohorts”—will take place on February 9 at 1:00pm ET in FXB G-13 and via Zoom (registration is required).
Healthy snacks will be provided, thanks to the generous support of the Wellbeing Project Fund from the Office of the Associate Provost for Student Affairs.
The Monday Nutrition Seminar Series is free and open to the public. If you plan to attend this event and do not have an active HUID, please fill out the registration form by 3:00pm ET on the Friday before the seminar to request a visitor pass to access the building.
Seminar speakers share their perspectives, they do not speak for Harvard.
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Health journalism case study series with Gabriella Stern
Join us for part one of an engaging case study series led by Gabriella Stern, journalist and former Director of Communications at the World Health Organization. In this session, we’ll dig into a compelling piece of health journalism—how complex health topics are communicated to the public, what we can learn from journalistic choices, framing, and impact, and actionable-takeaways for your own health communication.
Lunch will be served.
Speakers will share their own perspectives; they do not speak for Harvard.
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Gabriella Stern
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Occupational and Environmental Medicine Grand Rounds
The Department of Environmental Health and the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency Program invite you to the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Grand Rounds.
Title: “Forever Chemicals on the Front Line: A Firefighter, a Public Health Crisis, and the Leadership Imperative”
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the toxicology, exposure pathways, and clinical health effects of PFAS, particularly in high-risk occupational groups such as firefighters.
- Apply an occupational and environmental medicine framework to the evaluation, testing interpretation, and longitudinal monitoring of PFAS-exposed patients.
- Integrate clinical science with public health leadership principles to inform decision-making during environmental contamination events, including regulatory navigation and crisis communication.
Presenter: Gabriel Carrillo, MD, JD, 1st Yr. OEM Resident
Discussant: Eli Avila, MD, JD, MPH, FCLM, Chief Federal Medical Officer, U.S. Department of Defense/DHA/Watervliet Arsenal;
Distinguished Visiting Professor, School of Health Sciences and Practice – Department of Public Health, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY; Fellow, New York Academy of Medicine
Location: Building 1, Room 1302 and Zoom
RSVP: Please click here to register.
CMEs for US licensed physicians
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Harvard Chan Education and Research Center. The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health designates this live activity for 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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Occupational and Environmental Medicine Grand Rounds
The Department of Environmental Health and the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency Program invite you to the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Grand Rounds.
Title: “Injury at Work vs. Work-Related Injury: Clinical Causation Analysis in Occupational Medicine”
Learning Objectives:
Attendees will be able to…
- Differentiate workplace injury events from medically work-related causation using a structured clinical framework.
- Analyze musculoskeletal and neurologic presentations to determine whether job activities plausibly explain pathology.
- Identify clinical red flags suggesting systemic, degenerative, or non-occupational contributors to injury.
Presenter: Hariprasad Korsapati, MD, OEM Complementary Pathway Resident
Discussant: Russell Tontz, MD, Occupational & Environmental Medicine Provider, Cambridge Health Alliance
Location: Building 1, Room 1302 and Zoom
RSVP: Please click here to register.
CMEs for US licensed physicians
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Harvard Chan Education and Research Center. The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health designates this live activity for 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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Hariprasad Korsapati
Russell Tontz
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Occupational and Environmental Medicine Grand Rounds
The Department of Environmental Health and the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency Program invite you to the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Grand Rounds.
Ionizing Radiation Exposure in Occupational and Patient Care Settings: Fundamental Concepts and Current Status
Presenter: Keith Williams, MD, FACP, 1st Yr. Resident, Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health
Discussant: Rajiv Gupta, PhD, MD, MGB Radiology AMC Vice Chair of Clinical Operations, Mass General Brigham; Associate Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School; Director, Advanced X-ray Imaging Science (AXIS) Center; Lecturer, Nuclear Science and Engineering, MIT
Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to…
- List the types of ionizing radiation
- Describe the deterministic and stochastic effects of ionizing radiation
- Discuss common methods of radiological protection
- Contrast the level of exposure to ionizing radiation in occupational vs. medical settings
RSVP: Please click here to register.
CMEs for US licensed physicians
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Harvard Chan Education and Research Center. The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health designates this live activity for 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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Rajiv Gupta
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Occupational and Environmental Medicine Grand Rounds
The Department of Environmental Health and the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency Program invite you to the next Occupational and Environmental Medicine Grand Rounds.
Evaluating Low Back Pain in Occupational Medicine: A Spine Surgeon’s Perspective
Presenter: Talon Miner, DO, 1st year OEM Resident
Discussant: Chima Ohaegbulam, MD, Board-certified neurosurgeon, Boston Bone & Joint Institute
Learning Objectives:
- Differentiate common mechanical and degenerative causes of low back pain based on clinical presentation and timelines relevant to working populations.
- Apply current evidence-based guidelines and recent spine literature to evaluate low back pain in the occupational medicine clinic.
- Assess clinical features and response to conservative treatment that predict poor outcomes or progression and determine clear, practical referral thresholds for spinal surgery.
RSVP: Please click here to register.
CMEs for US licensed physicians
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Harvard Chan Education and Research Center. The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health designates this live activity for 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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Chima Ohaegbulam
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Monday Nutrition Seminar | Integrating Multi-Omics and Blood-Based ATX(N) Biomarkers to Identify Precision Dietary Paths for Alzheimer’s Prevention in Harvard Cohorts
Please join the Department of Nutrition for the Monday Nutrition Seminar featuring Daniel Wang, MD, ScD, Assistant Professor of Medicine at HMS and Assistant Professor in the Department of Nutrition at Harvard Chan School.
Dr. Wang’s talk—”Integrating Multi-Omics and Blood-Based ATX(N) Biomarkers to Identify Precision Dietary Paths for Alzheimer’s Prevention in Harvard Cohorts”.
Registration is required in advance. Healthy snacks will be provided, thanks to the generous support of the Office of the Associate Provost for Student Affairs’ Wellbeing Project Fund.
The Monday Nutrition Seminar Series is free and open to the public. If you plan to attend this event and do not have an active HUID, please fill out the registration form by 3:00 p.m. ET on the Friday before the seminar to request a visitor pass to access the building.
Seminar speakers share their perspectives, they do not speak for Harvard.
